Slick Slowking (Japanese:VS ヤドキングVSYadoking), titledStop Snoring, Slowking in theChuang Yi translation, is the 164th chapter of thePokémon Adventures manga, and the 74th chapter of theGold, Silver & Crystal arc.
Plot
Gold andCrystal, bewildered that theMasked Man appears to be somewhere else, and not among theGym Leaders as they were told, then realize thatHo-Oh is the one being attacked.Carl andSham boast that not evenlegendary Pokémon escape capture by the Masked Man. They switch off the live recording, declaring that the Masked Man's arrival is imminent, and thatTeam Rocket will be resurrected once more. With that, they throw down their Team Rocket jackets and put on their half-masks.
Gold, still unable to move, suddenly realizes that it is because ofRoar. He and Crystal find themselves surrounded by severalHoundoom andPersian.Aibo finds a way to releasePolibo from itsPoké Ball, and thePolitoed instantly puts its opposition to sleep. However, Sham'sSlowkingsnores loudly to create solid air blocks, and Carl'sMagcargo breathes out fire while asleep. Crystal hasBonee swat away Slowking's Snore while Gold has Polibo counter Magcargo'sFire attack. Both soon struggle with their opponents.
Sham wastes no time with their opponents' struggle, and begins hacking the central controls. Gold and Crystal eventually haveParasee andSunbo's combinedGiga Drain knock out Magcargo and Slowking by sending them crashing towards their Trainers. By this time, the alert sirens sound. Despite being grabbed by the collar by Gold, Carl gloats at his successful mission before fainting. The monitors state that theMagnet Train lock is being released.
At the Magnet Train station serving theIndigo Plateau, two guards who are watching the Magnet Train suddenly become horrified when the train's lights flicker on to reveal a large number of maskedTeam Rocket Grunts inside. The guards quickly rush to alert their boss, but theTeam Rocket Elite Trio zap them unconscious and enter the train.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see thehistory page.
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